iFontMaker vs Letterforms
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
iFontMaker
Easily create your own unique fonts for Mac, iOS, PC, and the web in minutes. This app offers a fun and accessible way to design custom typefaces, suitable for both beginners and experienced designers working with advanced features.
- Create handmade fonts
- Design for Mac, iOS, PC, and web
- Intuitive font creation process
- Supports Bézier curves, SVGs, kerning, and ligatures
- Install fonts directly on iOS devices
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iFontMaker 3 for iPad Create Your Own Handmade Fonts Stop choosing fonts and start making your own today — font creation has never been easier or more fun. With iFontMaker, you can create original fonts for Mac, iOS, PC, and the web in just 4 minutes. From beginners to experts working with Bézier curves, SVGs, kerning, and custom ligatures*, everyone can enjoy iFontMaker. Create unique, one-of-a-kind fonts on your iPad! *Offered as a free update since version 3.0. ■ “iFontMaker is a whole world of font designing fun” — Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/media/pda/2010/oct/11/ipad-ifontmaker-design-app ■ “iFontMaker: Make Your Own Font When Nothing Else Will Do” — Gizmodo https://gizmodo.com/ifontmaker-make-your-own-font-when-nothing-else-will-d-494294426 ■ “FONT-TASTIC!” — 148apps.com https://www.148apps.com/reviews/ifontmaker-review/ ## Now you can install your own font on iOS devices!! ## https://2ttf.tumblr.com/post/86875545787/install-fonts-from-2ttf-on-ios-devices
Letterforms
Design unique variable fonts from sketches to screen with professional typography tools. This app offers a touch-first vector drawing experience and seamless syncing across Apple devices.
- Variable font creation
- Touch-first vector drawing
- Professional typography tools
- Scan sketches to vector
- Cross-device sync
- Clean font preview
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Make Your Own Creative Variable Fonts. From Sketch to Screen. Letterforms is a professional font design app for iOS and Mac. Craft unique variable fonts from the ground up with a precise and intuitive set of tools. Key Features: True Font Creation: Design, interpolate, and export professional-quality variable fonts as TTF/OTF files. Touch-First Design: A vector drawing tool built for your fingers. Edit glyphs with precision on any device. Professional Typography Tools: Fine-tune kerning, font metrics, guides, composite glyphs, and anchors. Scan to Vector: Turn your paper sketches into editable, refined vector paths in seconds. Seamless Workflow: Sync projects across your Apple devices. Copy and paste paths between Letterforms and your favorite design apps.* Clean Preview: Instantly visualize your font with a beautiful, uncluttered preview pane. Unlock the full creative potential of Letterforms with a subscription. Manage your subscription easily through your App Store account settings. For more details on subscription terms, privacy, and data handling, please visit our full policy page. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Letterforms at Free against iFontMaker's $7.99. Letterforms also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 6 weeks) and rating (3.7 vs 3.5). iFontMaker's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and review sentiment (55% vs 33%). On ads and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Letterforms is free to download; iFontMaker costs $7.99 up front. Letterforms sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days. iFontMaker asks for nothing beyond the download.
Letterforms holds the better App Store score, 3.7 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: iFontMaker has 153 ratings behind it against 9, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 55% of iFontMaker's written reviews are positive against 33% of Letterforms's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
iFontMaker ships an update every 6 weeks, Letterforms weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and August 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | iFontMaker | Letterforms |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $7.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 3.5 (153 ratings) | 3.7 (9 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 55.1% of reviews — better | 33.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 153 — better | 9 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid — better | Subscription |
| Best chart rank | #196 — better | — |
| Devices | iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 36 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Eiji Nishidai | 久乔 魏 |
Customer experience
iFontMaker
Letterforms
Bugs and requests
iFontMaker
Reported bugs
4 issues- App crashes when trying to load previous projects
- Issues with importing/exporting fonts
- Glitches when drawing certain characters
- Incompatibility with Apple Pencil pressure sensitivity
Requested features
6 requests- Add eraser tool
- Improve brush/pen customization options
- Implement better vector editing tools
- Add support for more languages/scripts
- Improve font installation and usage process
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- Provide better documentation and tutorials
Letterforms
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
iFontMaker
No in-app purchases
Letterforms
- Weekly Subscription7 Days trial$0.997 Days
- Monthly Subscription1 Month trial$3.991 Month
- Yearly Subscription$39.991 Year
- Legacy purchase$49.99
